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Leviticus 11:11
“They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שֶׁקֶץsheqets · sheh'-kets
H8263 · Hebrew
H8263 · Hebrew
- Definition
- filth, i.e. (figuratively and specifically) an idolatrous object
- Derivation
- from H8262 (שָׁקַץ);
- KJV renderings
- abominable(-tion).
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- שֶׁ֖קֶץ — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 11 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 7:21Leviticus 11:10Leviticus 11:12Leviticus 11:13Leviticus 11:20
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שֶׁקֶץ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.